noun#794 by frequency
der Bau
/baʊ̯/
building, construction, edifice; building, construction; building site, construction site
- genitive
- des Baues
- plural
- die Baue
Meanings
- 1
building, construction, edifice — built-up structure, house
Den Bau eines Hauses beginnt man nicht mit dem Dach.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
building, construction — the act of constructing
Der Bau könnte Monate in Anspruch nehmen.
The construction could take months.
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mein Onkel arbeitet auf dem Bau.
My uncle works in construction.
Tatoeba · Naina · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
building site, construction site — place where such constructing takes place
- 4
burrow — of an animal, especially undergroundrare
- 5
prison, jailrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derBau | dieBauten |
| accusative | denBau | dieBauten |
| dative | demBau | denBauten |
| genitive | desBaues | derBauten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.